THEOCRASY


Meaning of THEOCRASY in English

noun

or the·o·cra·sia also the·o·kra·sia ˌthēəˈkrāz(h)ēə

( plural theocrasies or theocrasias )

Etymology: Late Greek theokrasia, from Greek the- + -krasia (from kras- — stem of kerannynai to mix — + -ia -y) — more at crater

1. : a fusion or mixture of different deities in the minds of worshipers

the theocrasy of divinities of East and West

also : the identification of formerly separate deities

the theocrasy of Zeus and Helios in the invocation of Zeus-Helios as one god

2. : an intimate union of the soul with the One or God in contemplation

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.